Local Elections Act, 1927

Failure to hold annual or quarterly meeting.

11.—(1) Whenever an annual meeting of the council of a county or an urban district which is not a borough or of the commissioners of a town is for any reason (including a quorum not being present) not held on the day appointed under this Act for the holding of such meeting, the county secretary or the town clerk (as the case may be) shall as soon as may be summon a meeting of such council or commissioners for a convenient hour on the day which appears to him to be the earliest convenient date for the purpose and the meeting held in pursuance of such summons shall be for all purposes an annual meeting held on a date appointed under this Act.

(2) Whenever a quarterly meeting of the council of a county or other borough is for any reason (including a quorum not being present) not held on the day appointed under this Act for the holding of such meeting, the town clerk shall as soon as may be summon a meeting of such council for a convenient hour on the day which appears to him to be the earliest convenient date for the purpose and the meeting held in pursuance of such summons shall be for all purposes a quarterly meeting held on a date appointed under this Act.